The enemy troops in Heluo went ten miles away in an orderly manner, and retreated a slope near the Northern Army River, like a surging tide that retreated in sequence.

Zhu Wen and Shi Zhen climbed up the two rows of walls built with wood and earth in the south village of Pishan. The cold wind became more and more bitter at dawn, and the frost on both temples became wild. I looked at the battlefield inside and outside for a long time speechless.

The pale waning moon is still hanging in the sky, illuminating the battlefield where the corpses are everywhere, like the Shura hell, and there are also many frightened horses abandoned on the battlefield, stumble and run around in pools of blood, with broken blades and broken faces.

Xu Xin and other generals led their troops to stop east of the bloody battlefield. Hundreds of generals and soldiers did not bother to breathe a sigh of relief and were directly exposed to the cold wind dripping into ice, digging long trenches. Even though the valley was as hard as iron, they dug under the pickaxe shovel, as if they were slashed on iron stone, their arms were numb, and their mouths were grinding blood bubbles in a short while.

At this time, no one dared to relax at all.

When every second is necessary, who dares to wait until the recruited civilians in the rear are transferred to build new camps and trenches?

The miserable victory in Ye Zhan was a great blessing in disgrace, but it did not seriously damage the enemy troops in Heluo, and it was not even considered to be damaged by the tendons and bones.

Cao Shixiong led more than 10,000 troops in front to retreat to Pogang tens of miles away. The enemy troops in Heluo set up camps in the river valley on the south side and Pogang tens of miles away. However, Cao Shixiong obviously did not want to fight hastily in the river valley on the south side of Pishan. He would rather distance first so as to reorganize the offensive more calmly.

The Heluo General Administration Office is located in three camps, including Ruyang, Ziluokou, Guangchengyi, etc., sixty or seventy miles away, and more than 20,000 soldiers can be mobilized; in Yique and Dagu Pass, around Wan'an Mountain (the western lineage of Songshan), there are more than 10,000 elite cavalrymen on standby. In addition, nearly 10,000 soldiers are surrounded by Songxian. There are also a large number of garrisons along the Luoshui coast, as well as Luoyang, Mengjin, Yanshi and other places. The troops that can be mobilized are not under the western general administration, but the cavalry is just a little small in scale.

And what about Ruzhou?

Ruyang was in a fall. In addition to the brave soldiers recruited from the local area, nearly 4,000 elite troops of Zuo Xiaosheng's army were almost destroyed. Yang Lin, Yang Zhaoting and other generals were killed in battle. Perhaps only two or three hundred generals broke through the siege and escaped ascended to heaven.

The more than a thousand elite Zuo Xiaosheng army guarding the lonely city of Song County are also in danger. No matter how powerful Xu Huai is, he is unable to organize troops from Ruzhou to break the siege of Song County.

At present, we can only send dead soldiers to Songxian, inform the defenders to do their best to break through the encirclement and go south to the depths of Funiu Mountain to support the battle.

Of course, Xu Huai and the others must also be mentally prepared to be unable to break through and escape, and finally choose to surrender the enemy.

In the battle of Bishan River Valley tonight, although Zuo Xiaosheng's army won a tragic victory, the following were more than 2,000 casualties.

Now, including the defenders of Lushan and Jiaxian, Zuo Xiaosheng's army is only 6,000 left. It is hard to imagine how strong the combat resilience of Zuo Xiaosheng's army will be in the short term.

Even if the Ai soldiers were available, could Xu Huai let Zuo Xiaosheng's army fight to the point where there was not even one soldier left?

"Before the new imperial decree arrived, Ruzhou and Zuo Xiaosheng's army were all controlled by me. Zhu Wei Gong, Yang Qiye and Yang Yaozong, you have no problem with this, right?" In the simple tent of the southern village of Pishan, Xu Huai's armor was not untied, and he sat in the middle with Zhu Wei behind the long case. Looking at the generals who were covered with blood on Zuo Xiaosheng's army's robe and armor, and were sitting in the wound, he said in a deep voice, "Start immediately, the troops of Zuo Xiaosheng's army will retreat to Ruzhou City to treat the wounded soldiers and rest. The Bishan west of Ruzhou City will be taken over by the Right Army of Chushan and the Selected Army..."

"I was lucky that Xu Hou came to help in time. Ruzhou has not yet been trapped in the enemy. According to the court's rules, we must obey Xu Hou. But at this time of military use, how could Zuo Xiaosheng's army retreat to Liang County? If Qi Ye hides in Liang County and does not fight with the enemy, how can he be worthy of the humiliated father and son who died and is humiliated?" Yang Qiye said hoarsely, unwilling to accept Xu Huai's arrangement to withdraw Zuo Xiaosheng's army to Liang County.

"Yang Hou was humiliated by the death of a king, not for personal hatred; washing this hatred for Yang Houxue is also the responsibility of all the imperial captives to kill enemy generals, and it is definitely not the matter of the Yang family, nor is it the matter of Zuo Xiaosheng's army. Could it be that you are still worried that there will be no chance to kill the enemy in the future and avenge?" Xu Huai said, "Qi Ye, since you recognize my control over Ruzhou and Zuo Xiaosheng's army, then follow the orders and do not worry about these details - here will be supported by the Chushan Right Army for a period of time. If the enemy's offensive is fierce, you will inevitably bring you to the battlefield again, fight side by side, and live together, which is the belief that I have pursued so far..."

If Yang Yaozong and other generals said that they had various opinions about Chushan because of the thoughts of the mountain, but after the battle of Pishan River Valley, what other ideas could they have besides being convinced and willing to be restrained?

Look at the world, who can do this like Xu Huai, as the commander of the army, has the life and death of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and people. He is a supportive and friendly teacher, and leads the elite guards, and is brave and fearless and kills into an enemy formation that is several times more powerful than his own?

Even if Yang Yaozong and the generals looked up to themselves, they would never think they could do this.

Yang Qiye had different opinions on Xu Huai's arrangement at this time, mainly because he wanted to lead Zuo Xiaosheng's army to stay in Pishan and face the Heluo enemy's next fierce offensive with the Chushan army.

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Of course, Zhu Han would not mention Zuo Xiaosheng's army's southward journey, and the imperial edict would not be taken out, but the situation in Ruzhou was so severe that it was beyond the previous imagination. He looked at Xu Huai with concern and asked:

"Do you want to send someone to the Duke of Zheng and ask Nanyang to urgently dispatch a group of reinforcements?"

"Zheng Huaizhong is willing to send troops to help. This winter, they will not hide in Nanyang and will not send troops north from Luoshui. For such people, I will never waste my energy to ask for anything."

Xu Huai held his hands on the wooden table, his tiger's eyes were not angry but powerful, his tone was bland, but he no longer concealed his ruthlessness, he said,

"When the court weighs all the powerful relationships, if there are thousands of generals and soldiers who are half brave enough to kill the enemy, we don't need to whisper to ask Nanyang for anything! Mr. Zhu Wei, please report to Your Majesty, there may be a tug of war, but it will never allow the enemy in the west of the capital, and the enemy in Heluo has a chance to cross the line, and there is no need for Zheng Huaizhong to replace Huai Shang, Ruzhou to worry about..."

"I just returned to Jianye and reported to Your Majesty with the words of Mr. Xu, but I can't help you to feel at ease!" Zhu Han said with a wry smile.

After all, the court must first ensure that Huai Shang can be defended this winter, so that it is possible to use a tough attitude to transfer more troops from Nanyang to Huainan to participate in the war.

In Xinyang, Luoshan, and Chushan, the Chushan army needs to be prepared for the enemy troops of Wuchi who have crossed the Huai River and entered Huangchuan, Geyang and others. At least 10,000 elite troops must be reserved to cooperate with local defenders to ensure that the eastern front of the Huai River is safe. In addition, how many elite combat forces can Xu Huai mobilize in Caizhou and Ruzhou to deal with the enemy in Xi Jinping and Heluo?

To the north of Xiangcheng and west of Liang County, Cao Shixiong and Yuehailou can gather at least three times the elite troops of Chu Mountain.

The Huai Shang was in danger and could not be as solid as a decisive person. No matter what the wishes of Zheng Huaizhong, Zheng Cong and his son, would the court dare to draw troops from Nanyang, the north gate of Jingxiang?

"If Cao Shixiong did not retreat for more than ten miles and continued to fight with us directly south of Pishan, regardless of casualties, I really wouldn't dare to pat my chest and say that Huai was worry-free - but at this time, at least this winter, there was not much time left for Cao Shixiong. Please ask Zhu Shixiong to return to Jianye and report to Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about Cai Ru..." Xu Huai pondered for a moment, knowing that Zhu Shixiong had to give an explanation to Emperor Jianji, Zhou He, Hu Kai, Gao Chunnian and others, and explained in detail.

The bloody and cruel war also tests the will of both the enemy and us.

In the battle of Pishan River Valley, Yang Qiye, Yang Yaozong and others were more sad and angry, and were determined to die. However, Xu Huai decisively led more than a thousand vanguards and armored cavalry, and more than 300 horses and infantry soldiers to enter the battlefield. The more important thing is to compete with Cao Shixiong in Pishan for the first move.

Ruzhou is sandwiched between Funiu Mountain and the southern vein of Songshan (Jishan). In addition to the trough-shaped basin of the Northern Army Water from west to east, it also has the large and small streams originating from the two wings of Funiu Mountain and Jishan, between the Pogangqiu Mountains of Ruzhou, and finally converges in the Northern Army Water.

These streams and the Beijun River jointly cut the Ruzhou Basin into pieces.

This terrain feature destined that Ruzhou was not a place where the Red Huns cavalry were free to roam.

The North Army water source comes from two main tributaries of Jishan on the north side, which are more than a hundred steps wide. They are as fast as rushing in spring and summer, and are located west of Pishan.

In addition, from Pishan to the north of Beishan is a relatively flat river valley, but it is only seven or eight miles deep; when crossing the North of Beishan to the south bank, the hills on the northern slope of Funiu Mountain are relatively steep, and the mountain is closer to the south bank of Beishan River—

As long as you get through the rivers and rivers to relieve ice, the valley on the south side of the mountain is the only way to enter and exit the mountain.

This is the original meaning of "博" mountain.

To guard Ruzhou, you must guard the Pishan Mountains.

If Cao Shixiong did not retreat, Xu Huai would have to be forced to draw elite troops from Xiangcheng and Zhaoling to fight for consumption with the Heluo enemy troops in Pishan. Only by sticking to the thawing of the river can he dare to breathe a sigh of relief.

The Chushan Army can draw too limited troops now, and Zuo Xiaosheng's army is in such a miserable situation again. Xu Huai really dared not pat his chest and said that he would definitely support the moment when Xihe thawed and forced Cao Shixiong to withdraw his troops.

Cao Shixiong has retreated now, and seems to have withdrawn for more than ten miles. Next, he will gather more elite troops and reorganize the offensive and come back again, but Cao Shixiong intends to seek stability, and reorganizing the offensive will take a process.

Even in just three or five days, it has won extremely critical time for the Chushan Army to build fortifications in the valley south of Pishan and build defense lines.

In three or five days, even if one or two hundred exquisite iron shield cars were transferred from Xiangcheng and Ye County, it would definitely be much better than simply taking hundreds of generals and soldiers to fight with the enemy with their blood and flesh...

Xu Huai wanted Cao Shixiong to know that Chushan elites are not only good at sharp attacks that dissect muscles with thin blades, but also better at solid defenses that are as solid as rocks and block sharp edges.

Most of the combat equipment, because of its poor mobility, is difficult to exert its power in the offensive process, but can exert its power most in defense...
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